Long training rides solo??

[ny biker]

Last year I started posting my rides on facebook before I started out. So if I disappear, someone can tell the cops where to look.

[crazycanuck]

I road & mtn bike on my own.

For my dirt time, I have a 3G network phone as my other one doesn't get coverage on many trails. My dear knows where i'm dirt time & always text him when i return to the vehicle informing that i've not been swallowed up by trail gremlins. I ride on singletrack where I know the nearest fire trail that leads to X road.

I just go out n ride..At mtb races, i'm not out to win but rather out to beat my speed & food gremlins.

Just ride ride ride ride ride

[TrekTheKaty]

I ride alone a lot. I stick to populated bike paths or known routes where DH would know to come look for me. I leave a note on the counter with departure time and anticipated arrival time (when I was single, I used to call my answering machine with the info!)

Like everyone said above, carry everything you would need. Even if you aren't comfortable changing a tire, don't expect a friendly cyclist to have your tube with them (air cartridges are much easier on the side of the trail).

I also ride with a DH who rides so far ahead, I might as well be alone. He can't hear me yell, and sometimes, doesn't answer his phone! He'll eventually turn around, but not before I could change it myself!

[kermit]

I like to ride alone. It lets me keep my pace and hammer when I want. It always seems that I wind up riding with someone along the way, and thats cool, meeting fellow cyclists. It's either that or pulling my 6'6" husband who insists on staying behind me...ugh!